Abstract: This book contains practical and proven techniques to manage land development operations. Readers will be able to incorporate the forms, contracts, schedules, management techniques, and business strategies directly into their businesses. This informative volume is written to teach how to take raw land to finished lot successfully. It is the first book of its type to instruct the reader on the practices of residential land development. The step-by-step description of land development is based on the professional and practical experiences of the author. These experiences translate into a business tool box that will sustain a successful and profitable real estate development company.